dodò
verb
/dō.dò/
d'odò (alternative)
Definitions
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to become or be transformed into a river or stream
Ìrì kérékéré níí dodò; ìrì wàràwàrà níí dòjò, kí ọmọdé méje kọ oúnjẹ alẹ́ níí dìjà àgbàlagbà. Just as it is the trickles of dew that become a stream, and it is the falling of heavy dews that form rains, so for seven siblings to refuse their dinner would provoke a fight between adults (proverb on the danger of minor events).
Etymology
From di (“to become”) + odò (“river”).
Component words
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 5,
where this word is spelled “dodo”.
Reference:
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